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The Shape of Him
  • Published: 2 August 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409077480
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 224

The Shape of Him

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2 Aug 2010
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A major debut novel by a Caine Prize shortlisted writer. A beautifully-written novel about a middle-aged woman who is haunted by her relationship with a dying man.

Sara Highbury, forty-eight years old, is the manageress of a boarding house in early 1900s South Africa. She lives her life in the past, haunted by a love affair with a diamond digger called Herbert.

One day a young child arrives at Sara's door. Apparently the girl is Herbert's illegitimate daughter and it seems there is no one else to look after her. Having a child to care for disrupts Sara's quiet routine. Troubled by the mystery surrounding the girl's arrival, Sara begins to excavate the past. As the truth unfolds, Sarah must re-evaluate what she holds dear and engage once more with the world around her.

With the backdrop of a rural landscape and characters that are as memorable as they are unexpected, The Shape of Him introduces a writer whose spare, exquisitely crafted prose places her deservedly in the tradition of the best of South African literary fiction.
  • Published: 2 August 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409077480
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 224
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About the author

Gill Schierhout

Gill Schierhout was born in Zimbabwe in 1967. She holds a Doctorate in Public Health and has worked as an academic and consultant in London and Southern Africa. She has twice been a finalist in the HSBC/SA Pen literary award and was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African writing in 2008. She now lives in Sydney, Australia.
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